Breaks-ups are never easy, and finding the right words can be even harder whether you’re doing it via text or in person. Whether it’s about expressing heartbreak, letting them know how much of a disappointment they’ve been, or why you’ve realised you deserve better, these 15 sad breakup messages will get your point across and leave a lasting impact.
“I don’t love you anymore. Please stay where you are. Don’t try to change my mind. I’m being cruel to be kind.”
This is inspired by Adele’s “Love in The Dark”.
“It hurts me to say this, but I believe it’s time for us to part ways and find the happiness we deserve. I wish you well in your endeavours.”
This one’s very straight to the point.
“I’ve held on for so long, hoping things would change, but it’s clear now that love alone isn’t enough. You’ve been my world, but I need to find myself again. This hurts more than you’ll ever know, but I have to let you go. I’ll always love you, but I can’t stay anymore.”
Send this to a man if you’ve given him a second, third and fourth chance to do right by you.
“I know I’ve hurt you, and I’ve been thinking about how I let this happen. The truth is, I don’t think I love you the way that I should. You deserve better, so I think it’s time to part ways while I figure myself out.”
This one is very “It’s not you, it’s me.”
“I admire you, and I care about you a lot, but I don’t feel like our relationship is a big priority anymore. It isn’t either of our faults; I just think we have grown beyond what we can offer each other. Goodbye.”
When you don’t need a second party to tell you the relationship is heading nowhere.
“I remember the promises we made, the dreams we shared, but somewhere along the line, we lost our way. I’m tired of pretending everything is okay when I’m slowly breaking inside. It’s not that I stopped loving you, but I’m learning to love myself more, and that means saying goodbye.”
If you want that man to know you love yourself despite his anyhowness.
“I believed in us, in the future we spoke of, but the reality we live now is far from what we imagined. I never thought I’d have to say this, but I think it’s time we part ways. I’ll always carry the memories of you, but it’s time I stop holding on to something that no longer holds me.”
This one is for the man you thought you’d spend your last days with.
“I’ve cried too many tears in silence, hoping you’d notice the pieces of me falling apart. I loved you with everything I had, but love shouldn’t feel like this. I can’t keep holding on to a version of you that no longer exists. I’m letting you go, even though it’s breaking my heart.”
This is the breakup text to send if you realise you’re mostly doing all the loving in the relationship.
“This is the hardest decision I’ve ever made, but sometimes, love isn’t enough. I’ve watched us drift apart, hoping we’d find our way back, but it’s only getting worse. I don’t want to wake up every day feeling this emptiness. You’ll always hold a special place in my heart, but I have to say goodbye.”
Let that man know that professing love every three market days isn’t shit if his actions say otherwise.
“I thought we’d grow old together, but love has a cruel way of showing us that not every relationship is meant to last forever. I don’t blame you for what we’ve become, but I can’t keep living in this sadness. I’ll never forget the love we had, but I need to move on and heal.”
Oh this one will get that man crying his ass off.
“I gave you all of me, every broken piece I thought you could mend, but I realise now that I need to fix myself. You’ll always be the love of my life, but I can’t keep pouring from an empty cup. Goodbye, my love, may you find peace in what we once were.”
Calling him an “empty cup” will definitely make him rethink all the life choices that made him lose you.
“I love and care about you, but I love and care about myself more. I hope you can understand that. I am on the way to becoming the woman that I want to be, and I can’t be distracted during this time. I genuinely wish you the best, and thank you for the memories.”
Let that man know that you’ll always choose YOU.
“I think it’s time for us to face the facts: our long-distance relationship isn’t working. I’m not happy and I can tell you’re drifting away. I wish you all the best, and I hope you find someone who can make you happy. Good luck.”
This message works for a long relationship breakup.
“I want to break up. Maybe one day, I’ll be at a point where we can be friends again, but for now, I need to cut off contact with you. This is really painful for me, so please respect my decision.”
Oh, this will hurt because you’ve also snatched his right to respond.
“Please, I’m not saying this lightly, but I feel we should break up. This has been on my mind a lot lately, and I don’t feel like our relationship is working anymore. You and I are in different places, and I don’t think our journeys are aligning right now.”
This one is lowkey heavy on the “don’t ever call my phone again.”
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